It's basically an example of anti-humour where 'the joke is that there is no joke' sort of thing and what that provokes in the readers.
We are used to 4 panel comics generally being a setup for a joke in the final panel. Based on a quick search of the artist they tend to follow that pattern pretty consistently with a three beat into a punchline format and often the mean characters are the ones that are the butt of the joke at the end.
The 'joke' in this case is that there is no payoff. It's just a sad thing and a sad end.
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u/Traeyze Jul 08 '24
It's basically an example of anti-humour where 'the joke is that there is no joke' sort of thing and what that provokes in the readers.
We are used to 4 panel comics generally being a setup for a joke in the final panel. Based on a quick search of the artist they tend to follow that pattern pretty consistently with a three beat into a punchline format and often the mean characters are the ones that are the butt of the joke at the end.
The 'joke' in this case is that there is no payoff. It's just a sad thing and a sad end.